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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Indiana 42, UCLA 13
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 14, 2024
Where: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Temperature: 78°
Head Official: Bryan Banks
Attendance: 47811

Kurtis Rourke went 25-of-33 passing for 307 yards and four touchdowns as Indiana gave host UCLA a rude welcome to the Big Ten Conference in a 42-13 rout on Saturday in Pasadena, Calif.

Indiana (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) wasted little time taking control in its first visit to Rose Bowl Stadium since 1968. Rourke threw touchdown passes of three yards to Miles Cross and 14 yards to Ke'Shawn Williams just 63 seconds apart midway through the first quarter.

The Hoosiers' advantage never dipped below double digits the rest of the way.

Rourke was electric, spreading the ball around to seven different pass-catchers, four of whom hauled in at least four receptions. Cross led Indiana with six catches for 90 yards, and Williams scored touchdowns on two of his three catches.

The second scoring connection between Rourke and Williams came in the third quarter to effectively put UCLA away.

After Indiana's lead rose to 21-0 on Justice Ellison's goal-line touchdown carry, capping a 12-play, 90-yard scoring drive, the Bruins scored 10 unanswered points. T.J. Harden accounted for the lone UCLA touchdown with a one-yard plunge just before halftime.

With the Bruins (1-1, 0-1) threatening, Indiana went on a nine-play, 87-yard drive that culminated in Rourke's three-yard touchdown toss to Williams. Indiana piled on further with a 23-yard Rourke scoring pass to Omar Cooper Jr. and Elijah Green's 14-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

The Hoosiers' defense did its part to contribute to the blowout, holding UCLA to 238 total yards and forcing a pair of turnovers. The first came when Mikail Kamara recovered an Ethan Garbers fumble deep in Bruins territory, setting up Indiana's second touchdown of the evening.

Amare Ferrell intercepted Garbers in the fourth quarter to put an exclamation point on Indiana's emphatic conference win.

Garbers finished 14-of-23 for 137 yards. Harden led the Bruins in both rushing and receiving, gaining 48 yards on 12 carries and 41 yards on four receptions.

UCLA linebacker Kain Medrano made three tackles for loss.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Indiana   UCLA
Justice Ellison Player TJ Harden
10 Attempts 12
47 Yards 48
4.7 Avg Yards 4.0
1 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Indiana   UCLA
Miles Cross Player TJ Harden
6 Receptions 4
90 Yards 41
15.0 Avg Yards 10.2
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Indiana 430 123 307 6 0 0 2.0 0
UCLA 238 96 142 1 2 0 0.0 0